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Oxydromus pugettensis (Johnson, 1901)
Lives commensal on the ambulacral grooves of seastars such as Patiria miniata. Less common seastar hosts include Luidia foliata, Pteraster tesselatus, and Oreaster occidentalis. It may also be found on moon snail shells occupied by hermit crabs.
The Bat star commensal worm eats diatoms, harpactacoid copepods, and other small benthic invertebrates.
Similar to Podarkeopsis bervipalpa, Micropodarke dubia and Kefersteinia cirrata.
Synonymised names:
Ophiodromus pugettensis (Johnson, 1901) · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Podarke pugettensis Johnson, 1901 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Lives commensal on the ambulacral grooves of seastars such as Patiria miniata. Less common seastar hosts include Luidia foliata, Pteraster tesselatus, and Oreaster occidentalis. It may also be found on moon snail shells occupied by hermit crabs.
The Bat star commensal worm eats diatoms, harpactacoid copepods, and other small benthic invertebrates.
Similar to Podarkeopsis bervipalpa, Micropodarke dubia and Kefersteinia cirrata.
Synonymised names:
Ophiodromus pugettensis (Johnson, 1901) · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Podarke pugettensis Johnson, 1901 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)